Silverlight 2 Recipes - A Problem-Solution Approach

Contents at a Glance

Contents

Foreword

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Who This Book Is For

How This Book Is Structured

Prerequisites

Downloading the Code

Contacting the Authors

A Quick Tour of Silverlight 2 Development

1-1. Setting Up the Silverlight 2 Environment

1-2. Integrating the Silverlight 2 SDK Documentation

1-3. Understanding the Structure of a Silverlight Solution

1-4. Understanding the Developer/ Designer Workflow

1-5. Understanding the Basics of Expression Blend 2 SP1

1-6. Accessing Source Control

1-7. Running Silverlight 2 on a Mac

1-8. Running Silverlight 2 on Linux

Application Design and Programming Model

2-1. Adding a Custom Class

2-2. Adding a Custom Control

2-3. Using the FindName Method

2-4. Dynamically Loading XAML from JavaScript

2-5. Dynamically Loading XAML from Managed Code

2-6. Persisting Data on the Client

2-7. Opening a Local File from a Silverlight Application

2-8. Accessing XML Data with an XmlReader

2-9. Accessing XML Data with LINQ

2-10. Managing Unhandled Exceptions

2-11. Executing Work on a Background Thread with Updates

2-12. Updating the UI from a Background Thread

2-13. Managing XAML Resources

2-14. Managing Embedded Resources

2-15. Creating Silverlight Ruby, Python, or JScript

Developing User Experiences

3-1. Importing from Expression Design

3-2. Working with Color and Gradients

3-3. Positioning UI Elements with a Canvas

3-4. Positioning UI Elements with a StackPanel

3-5. Positioning UI Elements with a Grid

3-6. Using Shapes to Draw

3-7. Using Paths to Draw

3-8. Using Geometries to Draw

3-9. Providing Scrollable Content

3-10. Applying a Border to Elements

3-11. Using Simple Animations with Objects

3-12. Animating UI Elements with Keyframes

3-13. Transforming an Object

3-14. Creating a Simple Cartoon Scene

3-15. Handling Keyboard Input

3-16. Working with Ink

Data Binding

4-1. Binding Application Data to the UI

4-2. Binding Using a DataTemplate

4-3. Receiving Change Notifications for Bound Data

4-4. Converting Values During Data Binding

4-5. Validating Input for Bound Data

Controls

A Word About the Samples

5-1. Customizing a Control’s Basic Appearance

5-2. Replacing the Default UI of a Control

5-3. Customizing the Default ListBoxItem UI

5-4. Displaying Information in a Pop-up

5-5. Displaying Row Details in a DataGrid

5-6. Applying Custom Templates to a DataGrid Cell

5-7. Creating Custom Column Types for a DataGrid

5-8. Creating a Composite User Control

5-9. Creating a Custom Layout Container

5-10. Creating a Custom Control

5-11. Defining a Custom Visual State

Browser Integration

6-1. Hosting Silverlight in HTML on Any Platform

6-2. Hosting Silverlight in ASP.NET

6-3. Setting Focus for Keyboard Input

6-4. Implementing a Full-Screen UI

6-5. Calling a JavaScript Method from Managed Code

6-6. Calling a Managed Code Method from JavaScript

6-7. Exchanging Data between Multiple Plug-ins

6-8. Embedding Silverlight within a Vista Gadget

Networking and Web Service Integration

A Quick Word About the Samples

7-1. Consuming a WCF Service

7-2. Exchanging XML Messages over HTTP

7-3. Using JSON Serialization over HTTP

7-4. Accessing Resources over HTTP

7-5. Using Sockets to Communicate over TCP

7-6. Enabling Cross-Domain Access

Integrating Rich Media

8-1. Adding Video to a Page

8-2. Creating a Complete Video Player

8-3. Adding Streaming Media Support

8-4. Using Playlists to Package Media

8-5. Using Markers to Display Timed Content

Index